Reservoir and channel cleaner, silt-conserver, and levee-protector.



J. J. HENDERSON. RESERVOIR AND CHANNEL CLEANER, SILT OONSERVER, AND LEVBE PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION TILED APR. 22, 1912.

Patenteu: Oct. 29,

y will appear hereinafter, my invention con must have a suilicient tall and size to .in

-. exceed that of its combined intake from the :Conserver, and Levee-Protector,

device for catching lthe waters of a stream to eddy over and across the traps, thereby causing t UNITED STATES P JOSEPH J. HENDERSON, (BF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patentedflct. 29,1912.

Application filed April 22, 1912. Serial. No. 692,255.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J osnrn J. Hsnncuson, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the county of San. Diego, State of California, have invented a certain new and useful Reservoir and Channel Cleaner, Siltof Which the following is a specification.

The objects of my invention are, first to prevent the accumulation of sand and silt in storage reservoirs constructed on. running streams, and to conduct the silt to riparian lands for fertilizing purposes; second, to prevent accumulations in the channels of navigable or any Waters; third, to collect silt from the muddy Waters of any running stream, and conduct the same to places to he used for fertilizing purposes, and fourth, to diminish the volume of water in a swollen stream by diverting a part of it with the accumulated silt. A

With these and other objects in view, as

sists of certain novel features of construc tion, combination and arrangement parts as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference'being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference thereon, which form a part of this s'pecificatiomin which I r I Figure 1 is a plan view of a, reservoir and channel showing my device in position therein, Fig. 2 is a sectional elevational view of a portion of the same, Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the channel. of a stream showing my thesilt, and Pig. 4 is a detail plan View showin silt catching device in a slightly mod ed form from that in Fig. 1.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Numeral 1 represents sand or silt traps adapted to distribute their contents into the conduit 2, and 3 are wing dams for causing he silt to deposit in and around the traps 1. The conduit, 2 is laid under the bed of the running stream. It is closed at the upper end and sure effective flushing. Its capacity must traps.

Below the dam 4 01" the deposit he re i moved, or above the point diversion, a gate valve 2 is placed to regulate the outflow. Also a gate valve 2 and a sand trap 2 are here installed to liherate the coarse sand if desired.

Tl to sand and silt traps 1 are open boxes, laid tlush with the bed of the stream above a reservoir or deposit and are adapted'for collecting sand and any loose heavy material and carrying it into the conduit 2.

The heavy material drops into the trap as it moves along the, bottom of" the stream. These traps extend from the bank to the conduit at an angle and a proper grade for freely carrying their contents into the eonduit 3 whenever the gate valve 2 is open.

The wing dams 3 are curved with their lower ends nearly parallel with the stream. They are placed upstream from the silt traps so as'to cause the Water to eddy, and give it a circulatory movement over and across the trap, for collecting the lighter material that tloats in the inndd y water of a stream. The silt. traps .i'n this case may have several branches converging at or near the point of intersection With the conduit. These act as do so many tide sloughs on an ehh tide; or the horn oi": the. curved or semicircular Wing dam next to the conduit may he pointed up stream as shown. in l? i. If a branch of the conduit has its intake near the center of the hash, with converging silt traps discharging into it, a vertexes produced, sufli" cientfto give the needed outliow,-see Fig. i. For preventing injurious deposits n the channel of a'navigahle stream or other water course. in addition to the silt traps in the channel oithe silt hearing Water, the conduit or a branch of the conduit is laid to the place of deposit, with converging silt traps discharging into it. i

In tide water where there is a sutlicient range" tide, 'll'li'! gate valve should be opened only on the ebb tide.

'lt "tins appears that the ohjectsot my in vention c ove are measurably accomplished hy this simple cont 'ivance,- whether it heto prevent the filling up 01. storage reservoirs, from th Egypt or the United States to the smallest one on the tiniest wet Weather. rivplet in semi-arid Ameri e, with the consequent withholding tromagrioultural lands of natures oesttertiiizcr, or to remove obstructing deposits in. the channels oi navigation,

or of any water 01" simply to catch silt from means in connection [ity of silt traps and 2) theficed waters of any one cf our ten' thouwith said traps for collecting said silt. sand rivers and smell streams, fer the e11 3. I11 a device of the cl'assclescribed, the ricl' me'nt ef'lan cls all along its course, and I combination. of a submerged pipe, efvnive at the same time prevent tlernage from iovertherein, av sand trap in connection therewith, flow,-depending only onthe adequacy and av plurality of sediment traps in connection appropriate application efthe device for with said pipe, and means in connection each particular undertaking with said traps for collecting said sediment Having thus described my invention, what 4:. In a device of the class tlescribeci, a I claim-as new ami desire to secureby Let submerged conduit combined with a plural ters Patent is l ity of open silt traps connecting with these V wider the bed of s run- -n1 ng stream or uric-Water, in combination and' and silt traps dissides thereof,-aciapted f0 In testimony subscribed my 11 r collecting the silt whereof, I have hereunto ame intlie presence of tw charged intioit, with Wing dams in connec- -subscribingwitnsses. I tion therewith, substantially as described in JOSEPH J. HENDERSON.

the fqregoing specification. Witnesses: l

submerged co Cetiectiori in Letters PatentlNo. 1,042,792 i 2111: e device of the class describedya M. A. LUCIE, ndu t cembinecl' with a plural- MARY A. BOWMAN.

t in Letters Peteht No. 1,042,792 1912, upen the-application of Joseph I it. hereby certified the 5 graoted Qctober 29, is J. Henderson, cit-San Diego County, Californie, -f0r sn' improi emeut' is lieserveir and ChannelfCleanea's, Silt-(Jon serversa appears is the printed specification ie after line 31,

and Levee-irc'tectors, an error quiririg eerrection'es follewsz Page 2', insert the following olaimz submerged eenduit provided with a 5. ins device of che ses described, a

nd conduct sediment or silt from a plurality of. branches-adapted to collect a i streem.

the said'Letters Patent should be read with this the same may ce'riform to the r and that corrective Ll-ieicizi 331st ecord of the case ii] the Pateilt Signed and sealed this 8th day of Ja nuai'yi A. D., [siszifi] I G. C. BILLINGS,

Acting Gmzmclssomr of Shame.

submerged co Celiectlori in Letters PatentlNo. 1,042,792 i 017 of any Wat-c1 c1" simply to catch silt from means in connection [ity of silt traps and 2) iheficcd waters of any one cf our ten' thouwith said traps for collecting said silt. sand rivers and smell streams, fci the e11 3. I11 a device of the cl'assclescribed, the cici' me'nt of'lan cls all along its course, and I combination. of a submerged pipe, afvnlve at the same time prevent ilemage from iovertherein, av Sand trap in connection therewith, flow,-depending only onthe adequacy and av plurality of sediment traps in connection appropriate application ofihe device for with said pipe, and means in connection each particular underlsaking with said traps for collecting said sediment Having thus described my invention, what 4:. In a device of the class iescrilcecl, a I claim-as new ami desire to secureby Let submerged conduit combined with a plum ters Patent is l ity of open silt traps connecting W'i'eiz 11630 V wider the bed of zi run- -n1 ng stream or uric-Water, in (:OInbiImtioI1 with submerged sand' and silt traps dissides thereof,-aclapted f0 In testimony subscribed my 11 r collecting he silt whereof, I have hereunto ame intlie presence of tw charged inieit, with Wing dams in connec- -subscribingwitnsses. I tion therewith, substantially as described in JOSEPH J. HENDERSON.

the fqregoing specification. Witnesses: i

2111: e device of the class describedya M. A. LUCIE, ndu t combined with a plural- MARY A. BOWMAN.

i in Lelste're Farm No. 1,042,792 1912, upen the-application of Joseph I it. hereby cerfbilicd the 5 graoted Qctober 29, J. Henderson, ell-San Diego County, California, -f01r en' improi emeulj in lieserveir and ChannelfCleanea's, Silt -Goneervelei and Levee-irctectors, an error appears M the printed specification re quiririg eftcf lilie- 31, I

ccrrec'tion' as fellcwez Page 5. Ina device 036 the class described, a

plurality of. branches-adapted to collect a stream.

insel tthe following claiinz Submerged conduit provided with e, i nd conduct sediment or silt frcm a the saicl'Letters Patent should be read with this the Same may ceiiform to the record of the case ii] the Patent Signed and sealed thieQSth (lay of Ja nuai'yi A. D., 1913.

Sm *c. c. BILLINGS,

Acting Gmzmclssomr of Patews.

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